# Dunsandel Playcentre

Dunsandel Playcentre is a licensed Playcentre in Selwyn District. MoE service number 70048.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/dunsandel-playcentre-70048

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Playcentre
- **Territorial authority:** Selwyn District
- **Region:** Canterbury
- **Current roll:** 21 children (2025)

## Operator
Dunsandel Playcentre is part of **Playcentre Aotearoa**, playcentre assoc that operates 270 centres across New Zealand.

- Operator profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/operator/playcentre-aotearoa

## Funding eligibility
- **20 Hours ECE:** Not specified in the Ministry of Education record. Confirm directly with the centre.
- **Childcare Subsidy (MSD):** All licensed ECE services are eligible. Means-tested; depends on household income, hours of work/study, and number of children.
- **FamilyBoost (IRD):** All licensed ECE services are eligible. 25% of weekly fees, capped at $75/week per family; phases out from household income $140k to $180k.
- Estimate your net weekly cost: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/familyboost-calculator

## Contact
- **Address:** Irvines Road
- **Phone:** 03-3772540
- **Email:** rebecca.congalton@playcentre.org.nz
- **Website:** https://playcentre.org.nz
- **Location:** -43.66815802, 172.19724554 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-43.66815802,172.19724554))

## Nearby centres
Within 9.8 km of this centre:
- **Dunsandel Childcare and Preschool Ltd** — 1 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/dunsandel-childcare-and-preschool-ltd-65115
- **Burnham Country Montessori** — 8.6 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/burnham-country-montessori-70167
- **Kidsfirst Kindergartens Burnham** — 9.8 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/kidsfirst-kindergartens-burnham-5465

Browse all centres in this suburb: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/dunsandel-playcentre-70048
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/dunsandel-playcentre-70048/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/dunsandel-playcentre-70048/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/70048/
- Methodology: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/methodology
- Data sources: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/sources

_Generated 2026-05-24 from public Ministry of Education + Charities Services data. CC-BY 4.0._